My lower back has been bothering me lately, and I've noticed more that I slouch in my desk chair in an injurious way when I'm focused on my writing. I've had the idea in the back of my mind for a while now that I should try a standing desk, particularly since
Dr. Becca blogged about building her own makeshift standing desk arrangement in her office. Now that I'm spending so much time sitting at my desk at home – with my little MacBook, not with the lovely ginormous computer at my office at CBU – my back has begun to revolt. I nearly had back spasm until I stood up and walked away from the computer for a bit, and that was the tipping point.
I am now standing in comfort, typing this as my computer sits on top of an obnoxiously colored file crate turned upside down. If laziness and cheapness are our criteria, then I daresay that my solution is even more awesome than Dr. Becca's — if only because it is HOT PINK. :D
Hubby's desk at home is stand-capable. He has a stool there in case he gets sick of standing, but he prefers to stand. It helps his back and neck a lot.
ReplyDeleteI do the same thing with a cardboard box, but a crate would work better! Hacktastic desk!
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